{"nrhp_refnum":"79003934","name":"Hart's Drug Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Main St. and Liberty Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.42206531000005,"lon":-82.36524719099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial building at the northwest corner of Main Street and Liberty Avenue in downtown Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1872 in the Italianate style.","why_significant":"The building occupies a prominent downtown corner and has long been a center of commercial activity. It is described as a major visual landmark with much of its 19th-century interior fabric still intact. It was originally a dry goods store.","narrative":"Standing at the northwest corner of Main Street and Liberty Avenue in downtown Vermilion, Ohio, this two-story brick building dates to 1872 and reflects the Italianate style. It rests on a stone foundation, has a gable roof with composition covering, and shows stone lintels above its openings. The frontage is about 50 feet, with three bays on the front and four on the side. Wide expanses on the lower floor and broad, overhanging eaves are among its notable features, and a cornerstone marks the corner. Originally a dry goods store, it has remained a store, and its central position has made it a constant center of commercial activity. The interior has changed little, retaining much of its 19th-century fabric. Local restoration efforts have removed display signs from the facade and added street trees in front, while other old commercial buildings lie immediately to the west. It is valued as a visual landmark within the Vermilion downtown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Inventory lists interior and exterior condition as good; present use is a store. Restoration work has removed display signs and added street trees.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.424194-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003934.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003934/8c268cd04c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003934/8c268cd04c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hart%27s_Drug_Store.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LeeG7144</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hart%27s_Drug_Store.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984938","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137783936"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/harts-drug-store-79003934/"}